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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What operation do Hornblower, Laurie and Lady Barbara have to perform on Williams?
(a) amputate his arm
(b) remove a splinter from his arm
(c) amputate his leg
(d) remove a splinter from his chest

2. What shocked Hornblower about the way the Spaniards treated El Supremo?
(a) that they spat on him
(b) they were going to hang him without his being able to make make peace with God
(c) that they laughed at him and he became their chief source of entertainment
(d) that they didn't feed him

3. Who was Howell?
(a) Hornblower's steward
(b) one of the warrant officers
(c) the ship's carpenter
(d) the surgeon

4. Describe Lady Barbara.
(a) She is a red-head with a fiery temper
(b) She is short, dark-haired , plump and fair with pink cheeks
(c) She is 27, tanned and from an influential English family
(d) She is a delicate blond, not wanting to get her hands dirty or soil her clothes

5. When Lydia and Natividad steer a collision course, what does Hornblower do unexpectedly?
(a) calls his officers together to confer on what's best to do
(b) veers to leeward, yielding the weather gauge
(c) raises a white flag of truce
(d) retreats to a safe distance away to plan his next move

6. Who died after having both legs smashed below the knees?
(a) Galbraith
(b) Howell
(c) Sullivan
(d) Gerard

7. When the wind dies, how does Lydia approach Natividad to resume battle?
(a) she wets her sails
(b) she waits for Natividad to approach her
(c) two of her boats tow her
(d) she waits for the wind to rise

8. What did Hornblower tell the Spanish officer who boarded Lydia when Lydia was headed for Panama?
(a) that he had lost one-third of his crew
(b) that he was headed for the Pearl Islands
(c) that he had sunk Natividad
(d) that he was returning to England

9. How is Lydia damaged during the fierce sea battle with Natividad?
(a) Lydia is totally dismasted, unable to be repaired
(b) Her foremast is dismasted and her carronades are damaged
(c) Her mizzenmast is gone taking the top gallant mast with it while she drags wreckage alongside
(d) the steering wheel is blown away by a cannon

10. What is secured on the deck of Lydia after the sea battle with Natividad?
(a) the mizzenmast
(b) the foremast
(c) a loose cannon
(d) the ship's wheel

11. What was El Supremo dressed in when presented to Hornblower aboard the Spanish lugger?
(a) his finest regalia
(b) dirty rags
(c) he was naked
(d) an old Spanish uniform

12. When Galbraith was dying, who did he think Lady Barbara was?
(a) his mother
(b) his sister
(c) his wife
(d) an angel

13. What does Hornblower inform Lady Barbara about her brother, Arthur?
(a) that he has gained a single military victory in the war
(b) that he was captured by the French
(c) that he has married back in England
(d) that he has come down with yellow fever

14. Describe the Viceroy at Panama.
(a) a combative man eager to quell the rebellion-
(b) a burly man with a commanding presence
(c) a timid man, unready to commit forces to attack the rebellion
(d) an engaging man, more social than military

15. What did Hornblower order done when the crew became depressed and discouraged?
(a) ordered them to pray
(b) ordered them to take a meal
(c) ordered the red-haired Sullivan to play the fiddle and the men to dance
(d) ordered them to sing sea shanties

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lydia sight after a few days ?

2. How long ago had Hornblower filled his storerooms and water barrels?

3. What was irksome to the Spanish officer after he had denied Lydia's dropping anchor on the Spanish Main?

4. Where does Lady Barbara take up residence aboard Lydia, displacing the person who resided there before?

5. What did Lady Barbara say they needed in the cockpit?

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